OC is committed to your success and personal enrichment. Take classes, earn certificates or two-year degrees, apply to one of OC's four-year programs, or work with one of the college's university partners.

OC enriches our diverse communities through quality education and student support. With three campuses spanning Kitsap and Mason counties, OC provides the options to serve these areas and every point in between.

OC is committed to your success and personal enrichment. Take classes, earn certificates or two-year degrees, apply to one of OC's four-year programs, or work with one of the college's university partners.

OC enriches our diverse communities through quality education and student support. With three campuses spanning Kitsap and Mason counties, OC provides the options to serve these areas and every point in between.

Residency

The cost of tuition is based on the course level and your residency status. See below for more information.

Eligibility

To be eligible to pay resident tuition, a student must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, who:

Is financially independent

Has established a domicile in Washington State other than educational purposes for a period of at least one full year prior to the beginning date of the quarter or

Is a dependent student whose parents or legal guardians have maintained a domicile in the Washington State for at least one full year prior to the beginning date of the quarter and

Who further meets and complies with all applicable requirements of WAC 250-18-030 and 250-18-035.

Note: Active duty military personnel stationed in Washington State and their dependents who present military ID at registration will be granted a waiver of non-resident tuition and are charged at the resident rate.

Documentation

Generally, State residents document their legal residence in Washington by showing that the entire 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of the quarter, they have done all of the following:

Held a Washington driver's license or identification card

Had their vehicle registered in Washington

Been registered to vote in Washington (if applicable)

Students meeting the above criteria who were previously classified as non-residents are responsible for requesting a change in their residency status. Forms and information are available in the Registration and Records Office.

Washington state law (HB1079) makes certain students, who are not permanent residents or citizens of the United States, eligible for resident student status. They are eligible to pay resident tuition rates - when they attend public colleges and universities in this state. The law does not make these students eligible to receive need-based state or federal financial aid.

Definition

HB1079 is a law affecting student eligibility to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Effective July 1, 2003, Washington state law changed the definition of "resident student." The law makes certain students, who are not permanent residents or citizens of the United States, eligible for resident student status - and eligible to pay resident tuition rates - when they attend public colleges and universities in this state. The law does not make these students eligible to receive need-based state or federal financial aid.

Eligibility

Under HB1079, students are eligible for resident tuition rates if they have:

Resided in Washington state for the three years immediately prior to receiving a high school diploma, and completed the full senior year at a Washington high school, or

Completed the equivalent of a high school diploma and resided in Washington state for the three years immediately before receiving the equivalent of the diploma, and

Continuously resided in the state since earning the high school diploma or its equivalent.

Students meeting these criteria are required to submit an affidavitindicating that they will file an application to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity they are eligible to do so, and indicate a willingness to engage in other activities necessary to acquire citizenship, such as citizenship or civics review courses.

Students must complete an affidavit. Please submit the original copy of a completed affidavit to the admissions office of Olympic College. Faxed or e-mailed forms, or forms without an original signature, are not acceptable.